Climate Change is Not a Spectator Sport.
Written by David Biello, appearing at CleanTechies. Biofuels – made from algae and non-food plants – are emerging as a potentially viable alternative to conventional jet fuels. Although big challenges remain, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions could be major. Earlier this year, a Continental jet accelerated down the runway at George ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in August 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Clean Technologies, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Green energy, Industry & Business (2 comments)
By Dustin for CleanTechies Most environmental business blogs seem to have glossed right over coverage of Greenpeace’s rather untraditional message to President Obama on Mount Rushmore two weeks ago, though a quarter-page photo in the front section of the New York Times certainly did not. Citing discontent with Obama ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in July 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Industry & Business, Politics & Government
By Alex for CleanTechies It’s good to have friends in high places. The Windy City is privileged to have the support of the man holding the highest office in the land, President Obama, to back a hub-and spoke high speed transit network with Chicago as its epicenter. The wheel ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in July 2009, about Clean Technologies, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Transport
Written by Ceylan at CleanTechies Africa is the most under-supplied region of the world for electricity, and access to it is very different throughout the continent. While industry receives plenty of cheap power, 80% of the population lives off the power grid. As in other parts of the world, African ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in July 2009, about Clean Technologies, Coal & Oil, Economics, Energy Saving, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development
Written by Peyton at CleanTechies. Energy efficiency. Renewable energy. Logistics parks and the supply chain. The first two are easy unless you have been buried alive for the past 18 months. However, logistics parks and the supply chain are possibly two terms many don’t think of on a regular ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in April 2009, about Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Economics, Finance & Money, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Transport (1 comment)
Written by Monique Tucker at CleanTechies.I remember being a senior in high school using Prodigy (!!) to connect to the Internet and thinking that this “Internet thing” was never going to catch on. It was way too slow and I felt like a loser for spending so much time not ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in March 2009, about Clean Technologies, Computing, Media (1 comment)
Written by Ian Thomson, Appearing On CleanTechies45 minutes of engaging discourse - recently Van Jones, president and founder of “Green For All”, had his audience, made up largely of members of the greater Berkeley community, enthralled. In an age of public relations, spin and hype we had before us one ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in February 2009, about Clean Technologies, Education, Industry & Business (1 comment)
From Bill Hargett, Originally Appearing on CleanTechiesOn the surface, the last several months have been good for installers and solar developers as panel prices have come crashing down. Not only has the United States seen a substantial reduction in installed costs of PV installations but Europe has also experienced ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in February 2009, about Economics, Solar
From Bill O'Connell, Originally Appearing on CleanTechies The Internet revolutionized the world of computing - it took us from a world of large centralized mainframe computers with terminals attached to a world of any-to-any connectivity. The Internet evolved from a military need for survivability; by having a mesh of network ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in February 2009, about Clean Technologies, Energy Saving, Green energy (2 comments)
From Ian Thomson, Originally Appearing on CleanTechiesI recently caught up with Paul Frankel, Managing Director at Califronia’s Clean Energy Fund. As we discussed Renewable Energy and the greater economy he referred the paradigm shift that places a premium on and a natural incentive towards “Sustainability and Responsibility” Largely ... keep reading
Written by Clean Techies in February 2009, about Clean Technologies, Economics, Electric vehicles, Emissions, Energy Saving
